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J'. STANLEY. & T. F. LEMASSENL SADDLE OR SADDLE TREE.

Patented 1 610.12, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES STANLEY AND THEODORE F. LEMAssE N or NEWARK, N. 'J.; SAID LEMAssENn AssIGNOR TO LILLIAN LEMASSENA, or sAME' PLACE.

SADDLE'OR SADDLE -TREE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,601, dated February 12, 1884.

. I Application filed December 11, 1883. (No model.) i v 7 1'0 all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAs. STANLEY.a11d THEO. .F. LEMASSENA, citizensof the United States, residing in Newark, in the county of 5 Essex and Stateof New, Jersey, have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Saddles and. Saddle-Trees, fully described and represented inthe following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

"This invention consists in the combination, with a saddle constructed with .a yielding arch, of a spring applied to such arch, to render the same elastic when in use. It also consists in the combination of such spring with a saddle or tree formed of leather scraps, and consequently of a yielding structure throughout. The mode of manufacturing articles from such scraps has been claimed by us in another patent application, and is therefore described -briefly, but not claimed herein.

The invention will be understood from the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a tranverse section across the middle of the sad- 5 spring, to exhibit a recess, E, which would be formed in the tree to receive the same when it is required to have the spring even with th top surface of the tree. I

To form a saddle or tree of leather scraps 40 by our invention, we use a mold made in one,

two, or. more parts, as may be required to effeet the desired shape, and paste leather scraps of any suitable character together inside the mold until'the desired form is obtained. The

I 4 5 article, when thus formed,is preferably pressed in the same or a finishing mold, to smooth the surface and produce the required shape more perfectly, or the. mold may be filled rather more than full, to produce an article which, when dried, will shrink in such' manner that it'may be fitted again in the mold and subjected to the final pressure. The springJO 'inhrent'in its texture. the saddle or tree, whatever its material, is

may be inserted in-the mold among the scraps of leather before the mold is filled, thereby securing the spring permanently in its place 5 5 when the article is dried; or it may be applied to the upper or lower side of the article and riveted in place before or after it receives its pressure or shape. WVe prefer to paste over the surface of the leather scraps, which form the body of the article, larger pieces of buff leather or similar material, to protect the surface and give it a'betterappearance when finished, and may make use for such purpose of other materials than leather as woven fabrics. 6

The process of our manufacture would be the same for a harness-saddle, riding-saddle, or saddle-tree of any kind, and the latter may be made of any shape, style, or pattern heretofore used or that may be expressly designed 0 to suit our new construction.

With the saddle at present in use,'either wood or iron is employed to form the foundation of the saddle, which is therefore rigid in character, and requires to be carefully padded, that it may suit the back of any animal; but when constructed of leather, as in one form of our invention, nofoundation of a rigid kind is used, the entire saddle or tree having a greater or less degree of elasticity and softness In our construction preferably made thin enough at the top of the arch to yield when pressure is applied at the sides F, and the limbs of the rider or the draft 8 5 of the tug and back-band therefore serves to bend the arch or the saddle when in use and to make the same fit perfectly to the animals back. Such pressure willthus, if the animal s backis sharp, throw the sides inward and bring them into-contact with the animals back, while in the opposite case the arch of q the saddle would be pressed downward until the sides assume a comfortable position. The trees formed of leather scraps may be trimmed 5 withv great facility, as they may be penetrated at any point by an awl or needle, to fasten 011 the flaps, tugs, and other necessary fixtures.

The riding-saddle made by our construction may also be trimmed with any needful attachrco ment with the same. facility, as the spring, when used, would be confined chiefly to the middle of the said construction, while the said adjustments would be secured chiefly at theedge. In some eases we coat the surface of such a leather saddle or tree with japan, indiarubber Varnish, or other water-proof paint, and dry or bake the same thereon in any required manner, for the purpose of protecting the article from the disintegrating influence of the atmosphere. I

As we have claimed this method of manufacturing articles of harness in another patent application already allowed to us, we do not claim the same herein, but restrict our present application to the combination of the spring with a saddle having a yielding arch.

\Ve therefore claim the same in the follow ing manner:

A saddle or saddle-tree formed of scraps of leather pasted together into the desired form, t and combined with a spring inserted in the arch, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. o

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES STANLEY, T. F. LEM ASSEJA.

Wit nesses:

Tnos. S. CRANE, A. VAN AnsmLn. 

